Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-17

Jokes from cell TO cell. and az they had had
nothing to eat since breakfast they soon be-
gan to veil for soup The spectators who
had witnessed the hanging walked rapidly
out OF the Enclosure, aud the weary deputies
went 20 dinner, the only one left in the
iail office being the press representatives
WITHOUT DISTURBANCE Z
Curious police officials walked into the jan
TO learn how the execution had been pro-
ceeded with, and were in urn questioned
rs to how the citizens outside had acted.
@There wal absolutely no trouble" one and
all replied Tho sentences OF the courts
were carried out in the presence OF less than
n tenth Of the crowds present at hang
inos in Chicago, and this, too, in
the face of to-day's proceedings which
were Of T world wide interest Great credit
shsuld be given to Sheriff Mattsnn for
arranging and conducting the p~roceedins in
80 orderly and so gentle manner. Many
people displayed autographs OF the dead
Fischer, which he had written during the
morning. It was estimated that he had
made fifty Of them in all They all read
alike and were couched in the following
words:
anarchy is liberty.
Cook county JAN. Nov. 1917
THE FORMAL RECORD.
I Canute r. Matson, sheriff OF Cook county.
Ill, do hereby certify that GA the llth day o.
November, A. ID. 1887, between the hours OF 10
afternoon OF that day, at 4 ;57 o'clock In the
Of said county, / ali. as a sheriff.
Fischer FsaS eA George EnSsei and Alb,rt X
Parsons, in conformity witt. the sentence OF the
criminal court of said county of Cock, IN pur-
suance of the order and Judgment OF the SUI
preme conrt & Illinois. for the Northern grand
division, and entered Of record on the l4th day
Of September. 1887, ard in accoi dance with the
statutes OF the State OF Illinois % sncn cases
We, tine undersigned. whit are not relatives OF
the above named August Sides or others. hereby
cert fy that we have witnessed the execution, by
hanging. OF the said August Spies ana others
and In the above certificate set forth
The signatures of twelve Chicago citizens
are appended to the solemn declaration
above, and with them form the essential
public record Of the death Of the haymarket
murderers
A TALK WITH THE SHERIFF.
Sheriff Matson sat in his private Office this
evening very pale, and the dark rings be-
meath the eyes showed that he was worn out
with thinking. worry, excitement and hard
work. He leaned back in his easy chair and
rested his feet in another seat in front OF
him as be surveyed a autograph of thirty
seven Sioux Indians being executed at one
time, which occurred in Minnesota in 1862
-Four at once is enough, be remarked as he
laid down thepicture.
@You look tired. remarked the reporter.
well, I do not deceive INV looks. then" he re-
piled, 4 have slept but little this week. and not
Are You satisfied with the result OF the duty
gana.a1 e.a,oa xsAutNEEE. #-aH|.
yes. think the execution passed OF as well
| as an unpleasant thing like that could. II Is
~alwaysa sad job for an official 70 perform; hnI
him the officer feels strong in doing his duty.
i had no fears that there would be trouble.
The police aided me greatly. the arrangements
of Chief Ebersold and Capt. Setback this morn
ing being admirable, and too much credit can
not be give1 them and their efficient force. ]
did all / could to have tho thing carried out
decently and in order and think that we sue
cceded fairly we'll There was not a crowd ia
the jail and very few curiosity seekers. The
jury was OF business men. and outsi1e OF thesS
and u few nrst class physicians, who were
present for scientific purposes. there we're only
the representatives of the press.
40 yoa take any significant meaning from
| the last words OF the doomed ment
NO, / do not, replied the sheriff.
He sat still O minute thinking or the bro
ken sentences of Parsons as the drop fell
and then said:
| With the stained public sentiment ] did moi
Y uEtfA IL fXIGlIt0t 20 uANE TIE utn IiAht lOui
: speechea at that time. OF course It Is customary
: and 1t is believed that a man can talk a. mucl
| as he pleases on the scaffold, but there Is no Law
authorizing 1t. and IdeeIned IL best not TO al
| low IL. II seemed to me that 1t would only lead
4 to excitement. There had been no understand
1 ing that they would be allowed TO talk from thu
scaffold, but on the contrary SIS we were goinG
TO the glllows 1 WAS told by DIR. Bolton they die
not want 70, as they had written a great deal Il
! be printed.
ID you apprehend that there will be am
trouble at the funsrals2"
mo, / do rot; / think the better judgment O
the friends OF the unfortunate men will prevail
and that nothing will be done TO cause a repetl
Iion OF to-day's work"
"why was The execution delayed from 10 u
J IL o'cloekI7
Merely TO give the men all the chance TO es
cape their doom that there was. IL was my In
tention yesterday to have the work owe
promptly at 10 O'Clock, but when / heard tina
Capt. Black was at Springfield pleading with til
governor, l decic.ed TO hold on aud give then
the benefit of their co1nsel's work.
do rot exre to have it said that "
! rushed them to eternity when theI
was q chance Of their being sayed And so
waited. We were ready al 10. but a snorJ tim
4hsGssA~stsessssi Asfvn er-a rss-tsRa.-1apsJalas
second dispatch came that Capt. Black had lei
the executives presence, and that the latter hai
declared IL his lrrevecable intention not TO in
terfere further with the verdict Of the courts.
might have hanged them then, but waited unit
the usual time here for carrying ont the execu
tion."
The sheriff does not seem to fear that b
viii be prosecuted FOR murder by Attorney
Black and Solamon. as per notice yesterday
but expressed himself that it was a yer
foolish notion. He believes Mrs Parson
should be watched and prevented from trav
cling around as the &widow of a martyr 3
carry out the work of organizing the anarch